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Senate Committee markup on WPEA is tomorrow
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee has scheduled its markup of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (S. 372)...
Australian report finds need for protecting national security whistleblowers
The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia reports on a government study finding that national security whistleblowers need more protection. ‘‘It...
Wisconsin’s legislature considers a shield law
Wisconsin is one of 14 states that does not have any "shield law" to protect journalists and their confidential...
Supreme Court tells Congress: Make us treat age claims the same as other discrimination claims
This morning, the Supreme Court issued a long awaited decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services Inc. 557 U.S. ____ (2009)....
Arbitration Fairness Act and the Supreme Court
On Monday, the Supreme Court granted cert in the case of Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. Animalfeeds International Corp. The court...
Today’s Senate Whistleblower Hearing Confirmed the Need for Strong Protections
Once again, the hearing record clearly and overwhelming proves that whistleblower reform is long overdue. There were no credible arguments presented...
Senator Grassley Expresses Support For Stronger Anti-Fraud Legislation
On Monday, Senator Grassley (R-IA) expressed his support for the Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (S. 386) saying...
Summary Judgment misses the “point-counterpoint”
In a victory for whistleblowers, and all parties who believe in civil jury trials, the federal Advisory Committee on the...
McCaskill Amendment pushes employers to action
How do you know when a whistleblower remedy is effective? When it drives employers to avoid violations, and establish internal...
Third Circuit allows compensation for tax consequences
When whistleblowers win their cases, it is often years after they got fired. When a judge adds up all the...
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